Mechanical Dragons: Fire & Water - Mechanical Dragons #1

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A student at the Pifianka Academy of Polytechniques, Khaly accidentally reveals her magical gifts when she brings her school project, a mechanical dragon, to life.
Forced into hiding from the Guild, a powerful government faction with the sole purpose of destroying all magic, Khaly discovers that the Guild has bigger plans than simply snuffing out all magic; they want complete control of non-magic users as well.
Can Khaly find the Guild's mechanical army and destroy it before they wipe out magic once and for all?

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